Authors
Forrest Gander Poet United States of America
A writer and translator with degrees in geology and literature, Forrest Gander taught at Harvard University and then Brown University where he was the AK Seaver Professor of Literary Arts and Comparative Literature. He is the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize, Best Translated Book Award, and fellowships from the Library of Congress, Guggenheim, and US Artists foundations. His books, often concerned with ecology and intimacy, include Be With, the The Trace taking place in the desert and— most recently—Twice Alive. Gander’s many translations include Alice Iris Red Horse: Poems by Gozo Yoshimasu and Then Come Back: the Lost Neruda Poems. His essay collection, A Faithful Existence, considers translation and the relation between science and literature. Gander was married to the late poet CD Wright with whom he has a son, the artist Brecht Wright Gander. He lives now with the sculptor Ashwini Bhat in northern California.
Participation Program
Reading Ⅱ
ⓒ 정유진
Opening Ceremony & Opening Keynote Speech
[One on One] Poetry and Life
[A Writer’s Room] Forrest Gander
ⓒ Alexander Belov
ⓒ Athul Prasad
ⓒ Francesca Mantovanil
ⓒ Jen Cunnion
ⓒ Pierrick Delobelle
Opening Ceremony